Quick Recipes

Purslane Salad

Purslane Salad

Purslane Salad is one of the lightest and easy make salads in Turkish cuisine. Purslane Salad is considered either a starter or meze at restaurants. To make this delicious salad, you just need purslane leaves, yogurt, garlic, and olive oil. Purslane leaves are very fragile and the most vitamin-rich part is located in its leaves. …

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Tarhana Soup

Tarhana Soup

Tarhana Soup is one of the famous soups of traditional Turkish cuisine. It has invented by the Central Asian Turks a long time ago. It is one of the most common soups in the Anatolia region of Turkey. Tarhana is the fermented mixture of plain yogurt, vegetables, yeast, and flour. This mixture is the main ingredient …

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Raki

Rakı

Rakı is Turkey’s signature and national alcoholic beverage made of distilled grapes and aniseed. It is also called Aslan Sütü in Turkey’s social life which means Lion’s Milk in English. Rakı is the go-to alcoholic beverage for us to celebrate a new business or a birthday or to mute the pain of losing a loved one. …

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Yogurt Soup

Yogurt Soup

Yogurt Soup or with another name Yayla Soup is one of the famous soups of classic Turkish cuisine. In our cuisine, there are countless varieties of soups, but only a few are very common in every region of Turkey and Yogurt Soup is one of them. In Turkish culture, Yogurt has a very special place. …

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Menemen

Menemen

Menemen is a delicious Turkish egg dish that can be considered the easiest dish of Turkish Cuisine. We love to eat this delicious Menemen dish at breakfasts, lunches, and even dinners. It may seem like an omelette to you from the photos, but I assure you that it is much more than an omelette. You …

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